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Hydrofluoric Acid Burn Treatment

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 1966
Abstract The treatment of hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns has been in a state of flux in the past, with numerous remedies being tried. This presentation offers a somewhat different approach which centers around the use of certain high-molecular-weight quaternary ammonium compounds.
C F, Reinhardt, W G, Hume, A L, Linch, J M, Wetherhold   +3 more
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[Hydrofluoric acid burns].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2016
Hydrofluoric acid is increasingly used as a rust remover and detergent. Dermal contact with hydrofluoric acid results in a chemical burn characterized by severe pain and deep tissue necrosis. It may cause electrolyte imbalances with lethal consequences. It is important to identify high-risk patients. 'High risk' is defined as a total affected body area
Holla, Robin, Gorter, Ramon R., Tenhagen, Mark, Vloemans, A. F.P.M., Breederveld, Roelf S.   +4 more
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Hydrofluoric Acid Burns of the Hand

Orthopedics, 1983
ABSTRACT: Hydrofluoride burns of the hand are evaluated from physiologic and treatment aspects, and two case reports are presented. An uncommon complication of hydrofluoric acid burns of the hand is presented as reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Initial treatment of hydrofluoric acid burns of the hand involves debridement of the burn and calcium gluconate ...
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Hydrofluoric acid burns: a review

Burns, 1995
Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a highly dangerous substance with a wide range of industrial as well as domestic applications. It is unique in both the severity of the cutaneous burns it may produce, and its potential for systemic and occasionally lethal toxicity.
J J, Kirkpatrick, D S, Enion, D A, Burd
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Treatment of Hydrofluoric Acid Burns

Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2003
Hydrofluoric acid injuries have a potential for both systemic as well as severe local tissue destruction. In this article the different treatment modalities will be presented. Hydrofluoric acid is frequently found in the semiconductor industry, in rust removers and façade cleansers.
D, Schiettecatte, G, Mullie, M, Depoorter   +2 more
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Hydrofluoric acid burn to penis

Clinical Toxicology, 2007
A previously healthy 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of penile pain.
Michael J, Schmidt, Sean M, Bryant
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Hydrofluoric Acid Inhalation Injury

Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2008
Hydrofluoric acid has a unique mechanism for causing devastating injuries when it contacts human tissue. Although a great deal of literature exists for cutaneous exposures, inhalational exposures have not been as well studied. Although most cases of severe inhalational exposures to hydrofluoric acid are rapidly lethal, here we present a case of a ...
Lambros, Tsonis, Christina, Hantsch-Bardsley, Richard L, Gamelli   +2 more
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Death due to Hydrofluoric Acid

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1989
A case of death caused by an acid attack is presented. The victim, a young woman, was attacked by a person who threw acid onto her face. She reached the casualty department of a hospital where she died, a few hours later, from acute respiratory insufficiency due to the inhalation of acid vapors.
A, Chela, R, Reig, P, Sanz, E, Huguet, J, Corbella   +4 more
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Hydrofluoric acid burns of the hands

British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1964
Summary 1.Three cases of hydrofluoric burns of the hands are reported. 2.The basis of the standard methods of treatment is reviewed. 3.Early excision of burns failing to respond to the standard conservative methods of treatment is advocated.
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HYDROFLUORIC ACID BURNS

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1971
R E, Iverson, D R, Laub, M S, Madison
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